Customs Authorities Seal Luxury Jewellery Shop Bening Luxury in Pluit
The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) Jakarta Regional Office sealed the luxury jewellery shop Bening Luxury in Pluit, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Friday (20 February).
Head of the Intelligence Section at DJBC Jakarta Regional Office, Nugroho Arief Darmawan, said the sealing was carried out because the luxury jewellery shop was suspected of failing to comply fully with customs duty and taxation procedures.
He explained that his office is currently examining Bening Luxury over alleged non-compliance with customs and taxation collection regulations.
“We are currently conducting an administrative examination as they have not yet fulfilled the collection requirements in the area of customs duties as well as taxation — tax collection covering both VAT and income tax,” he said in a written statement on Saturday (21 February).
Nugroho said the sealing was carried out jointly with representatives from the Directorate General of Taxation to facilitate administrative examinations from both the customs and taxation perspectives.
However, he was unable to disclose further details regarding the officers’ findings from the sealing of the shop. He explained that the joint team is still conducting in-depth investigation and examination.
“We cannot yet respond regarding our findings as the process will continue at the office. In due course, the team from the Directorate General of Taxation and Customs and Excise will convey the results of their examination,” he explained.
In this case, Nugroho said officers suspect violations of customs legislation, specifically Article 75 Paragraph (1) and Article 103 of Law Number 17 of 2006.
“Customs and Excise has the authority to examine formerly imported goods located within Indonesian territory — in this case, Indonesian customs territory,” he said.
Furthermore, Nugroho reminded all business operators that enforcement actions would not target jewellery shops alone. He confirmed that all other importers would also be subject to administrative examination.
“Currently, there are three locations where we are conducting administrative examinations,” he concluded.
Previously, the DJBC Jakarta Regional Office had sealed three Tiffany & Co jewellery shops in Jakarta over suspected administrative violations concerning imported goods.
The sealing was carried out at outlets located in Plaza Senayan, Plaza Indonesia, and Pacific Place. Head of the Enforcement Section at DJBC Jakarta Regional Office, Siswo Krisyanto, said the action was taken against high-value goods suspected of not being declared in import notification documents.
The DJBC collected data on goods present in the shops to cross-reference them with import documents reported by the companies when bringing goods into Indonesia. Company management was given the opportunity to provide explanations regarding the findings.
The enforcement action is a follow-up to instructions from the Finance Minister to explore potential state revenue from the customs and taxation sectors. The DJBC has also indicated the possibility of further enforcement actions against other luxury jewellery shops in Jakarta shopping centres should similar violations be discovered.
To date, Tiffany & Co has not issued any statement regarding the sealing of their shops in Jakarta shopping centres.